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Planning to cash in on your home to help fund retirement? Here’s how to do it right + MORE Dec 19th
Elizabeth and Charles have a home worth about $1.3 million. They’re considering selling and downsizing to a smaller unit to bulk up retirement savings. We ask experts for advice on the right move..... More »
Financial planning in your 70s + MORE Feb 13th
When most people think about financial planning, they think about saving and investing for retirement. That is a part of it, but financial planning is much more holistic.
Here are a few financial planning strategies for those approaching or into their 70s. If you’re not there yet, bookmark this fo.... More »
Canada’s best credit cards for people with bad credit 2022 + MORE Apr 24th
Conventional wisdom may lead you to believe that if you have bad credit, you should swear off credit cards. However, if you want to improve your credit score, you’ll have to prove you can handle credit responsibly—and one way to do that is (you guessed it) to have a credit card. When used respon.... More »
Paying yourself first + MORE Oct 31st
There is perhaps no single piece of financial advice more frequently repeated than “pay yourself first.” And with good reason. It’s tough to grow savings if you prioritize all your spending needs and wants ahead of putting money away. While some of us fully intend to stash whatever is left at .... More »
How the elimination of interest on federal student loans could give graduates a boost + MORE Nov 28th
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2020 Income Tax: What you can’t—and can—claim for your work-from-home office during the COVID-19 pandemic
– moneysense.ca
You furnished a functional home office, you’ve got face masks ready by the door for when you need to run an errand, and you bought sanitizer (so many bottles of sanitizer). You’ve done your part to stay home and help flatten the coronavirus curve. The question now is: Can you write off working from home during the pandemic and any of these things you bought because of COVID on your taxes?
We hate to tell you this, but right now, the answer is no. Before we dive into what can’t be written off, let’s address the self-employed people (including myself) reading this piece.
If you’re self-employed
“Nothing has changed, nothing has been announced,” says Jennifer Gorman, the social care manager at Intuit, who answers tax-related questions on the company’s social media channels. (She’s also a tax expert with 30 years’ experience.) “That’s not to say that things won’t change when Parliament reconvenes [the end of September 2020], but currently there have been no official changes…
We hate to tell you this, but right now, the answer is no. Before we dive into what can’t be written off, let’s address the self-employed people (including myself) reading this piece.
If you’re self-employed
“Nothing has changed, nothing has been announced,” says Jennifer Gorman, the social care manager at Intuit, who answers tax-related questions on the company’s social media channels. (She’s also a tax expert with 30 years’ experience.) “That’s not to say that things won’t change when Parliament reconvenes [the end of September 2020], but currently there have been no official changes…